School meal

A school meal or school lunch (also known as hot lunch or school dinner or even breakfast) is a meal, typically in the middle or beginning of the school day, provided to students at school. All countries all over the world have one or the other kind of school meal programme. Millions of children from all standards and grades get their meals at their respective school everyday. Scientifically and medically school meals are regarded as a very essential component for the upbringing and growth of children. School meals provide high energy food with high nutritional values for free or at economical rates. The benefits of School meal varies from country to country. While in developed countries the school meal is a source to provide nutritious meals, in developing countries it is an incentive to send children to school and continue their education. However, in underdeveloped countries school meal would mean food security at the times of crisis, school meal would form a base to support children to become healthy and productive adults, thus breaking the cycle of poverty and hunger. In all the cases school meal allows the children to focus on their studies.